Spells used in fights / "Accio Wand" theory.

[snosageau]

No: HPFGUIDX 71356


> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "adamjmarcantel" 
> <adamjmarcantel at y...> wrote:
> > I don't know if this has been considered, but does anyone else 
> feel 
> > that a whole class of defense against the dark arts is useless?  
I 
> > mean, apparently, to successfully fight off a gang of death 
> eaters, 
> > all you REALLY need to know is "stupefy", "expelliarmus", a 
> > summoning spell, and how to lock/unlock doors.  They learn all of 
> > this in their first year so why bother wasting time with more 
> spells 
> > than you will need?  

My turn: 
Don't forget the other things that they learn in DADA though: 
boggarts, warewolves and the other stuff Lupin teaches them in third 
year, and the "lessons" on creatures Lockart tries to teach them  
don't all deal with curses jinxes and spells. Its a shame that beyond 
the unforgivable curses we don't find out what "Moody" teaches them. 
It would be interesting to know how much knowledge Crouch/Moody 
actully passed on. Spell work seems to be of more benefit, but maybe 
that's because the focus is on Voldemort and the DE's in the book. 
Plus spells that are quick and simple to say are probably of great 
benefit in a battle.

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ebeth0000000000" 
<EBeth0000 at h...> wrote:> 
> 3)  I think Harry will learn to manipulate and practice magic 
> without his wand, which seems to be unusual in the WW.  Just MHO.  
A 
> little theory I have on the side. . .  Should give the DE's 
> something to chew on!
> 
My turn again: 
Someone else also mentioned that Harry has been able to do magic 
without a wand before coming to Hogwarts and cited the snake at the 
zoo as an example. We've seen many other incidences of magic without 
a wand: ending up on the kitchen roof, blowing up aunt Marge etc. 
Hagrid tells him in book one that he is capable of doing magic when 
upset. Is this the same as the wand in the dementors scene in OoP- 
because he began the scene so angry with Dudley is that their some 
residual anger, plus his fear of the Dementors that makes it possible 
for him to Accio his wand to his hand? Just an idea....

snos